5,75 kg.

Last Saturday was a wonderful day for our knitting club ladies. We went to Karnaluks, Tallinn to buy some yarn. Not much, as you can see:

The weather was perfect and we had so much fun. We left our husbands and little children home and were able to eat and drink champagne without anyone complaining or whining all the time. Yes, we got some amusing glances while knitting on board and someone even took a picture of us, too but who cares - we got to knit and gossip all day!

We are already planning a new trip - maybe at spring time. Or December. But before that I've got a lot of knitting to do.

..and again.

Another Seaman's Cap for a friend's husband.

Pattern: Seaman's Cap
Yarn: Drops Merino Extra Fine, dark gray (03)
Needles: 4 mm DPN
Size: M
almost 4 skeins, double yarn


Easy (and a bit boring) to knit. Love the yarn!

Ankle Socks.

Viikko ei ole ollut paras mahdollinen, joten tällä kertaa sain valmiiksi vain yhden parin.

This week hasn't been the best for me so these are the only socks I was able to finish.

Malli: Lyhytvartiset sukat, Novita syksy 2010 (malli nro 90)
Lanka: Novita Isoveli, musta (099)
Puikot: 5 mm
Koko: nainen
1 kerä


Pattern: Ankle Socks, Novita Autumn 2010 (pattern no 90)
Yarn: Novita Isoveli, black (099)
Needles: 5 mm DPN
Size: woman
1 skein


Nopea neuloa, lämpimät jalassa. Hyvä keino käyttää jäljelle jäänyt kerä.

Easy to knit, warm to wear. Great way to spend the remaining skein.

Iiro.

Kaipasin pitkään paksua lasten myssyä, jossa olisi korvaläpät ja jolla tarkenisi kylmimmilläkin pakkasilla. Sopivaa ohjetta ei löytynyt, joten mittailin poikani päätä ja aloin luomaan silmukoita.

For a long time I looked for a thick child cap with ear flaps that could be worn even at the coldest winter seasons. I was not able to find a proper pattern so I measured my son's head and started casting on stitches.

Malli: Iiro

Lanka: Austermann Merino 85, vaaleansininen (0015) sekä Novita Luxus Cloud, luonnonvalkoinen (011)

Puikot: 4 mm

1 neppari

Pattern: Iiro

Yarn: Austermann Merino 85, light blue (0015) and Novita Luxus Cloud, natural white (011)

Needles: 4 mm DPN
1 popper

Vaaleansininen lanka on ostettu Karnaluksista, Tallinnasta. Muistaakseni myös Menita Helsingissä myy sitä. Olen kirjoittamassa myssystä ohjettakin, jonka julkaisen, kunhan koeneulojani ovat saaneet sen ensin testattua.

The light blue yarn is bought from Karnaluks, Tallinn. If I remember correctly, Menita in Helsinki sells it, too. I'm writing the pattern at the moment and will publish it after some test knittings.

Harvesting.

Sukkasato 2010 on käynnistynyt ja olen mukana kolmatta kertaa. Aloitin neulomalla pienet junasukat ystäväperheen noin kuukauden päästä syntyvälle esikoistyttärelle.

This big Finnish sock knitting project called Sukkasato (Sock Harvest) has started again. This is the third time I'm taking part in it. I started by knitting tiny socks for our friends' first daughter who is expected to be born in a month.

Pattern: Junasukat

Yarn: Novita Florica, light pink (502)

Needles: 3 mm

knitted with double yarn

Kiva malli edelleen, joskin sukat ovat ihan vastasyntyneelle liian isot. Olen luvannut neuloa perheelle vielä Supervauvan polvisukatkin.

This is a nice pattern but these socks are way too big for a newborn. So I promised to knit Super Baby's Knee High Socks, too.